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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Tuesday Intro: This Is Where I Leave You

"Dad's dead," Wendy says offhandedly, like its happened before, like it happens every day. It can be grating, this act of hers, to be utterly unfazed at all times, even in the face of tragedy. "He died two hours ago." "How's Mom doing?" "She's Mom, you know? She wanted to know how much to tip the coroner."This is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper

How's that for an opening? Would you keep reading? I'll tell you right now, you'd be very wrong if you didn't.

Although I finished the book last week, this opening is too good not to share. We're off to New York City tomorrow, so the review will have to wait until next week. In the meantime, I'll just say I loved this book. Haven't laughed this hard in ages...

19 comments:

It's been more than a year since I read this book and I still remember laughing out loud. It seems so wrong to find a book about a parent's death hilarious, but it really was. I guess it's because it's the family that was hilarious, not the dying part.

Karen K. - A funny book about a parent's death seems so wrong, but this works so well!

Rhapsodyinbooks - Don't think I've ever laughed so hard at a book!

Diane - I loved it!

Marie - Exactly! Such a wonderful book...

Amy - You're right. This could have been a disaster with a less talented writer.

Nise' - I highly recommend this one. Save it for a time when you want (or need) to laugh.

Reviewsbylola - This definitely needs to be back on your radar!

Trish - You won't regret adding this to the pile!

Amy - Oh, that mother! What a piece of work!! We're taking the twins with us to NYC this time. One of them has never been, so lots of touristy things for a couple of days. Looking forward to seeing Daughter #1, too.